‘Into the Wild’: A meta-synthesis of talking therapy in natural outdoor spaces

Cooley, Sam J.; Jones, Ceri; Kurtz, Arabella; Robertson, Noelle

doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101841

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“…In the Phase II psilocybin for major depression clinical trial conducted by Imperial College London, mindfulness exercises were used to supplement the preparation and integration of psilocybin for depression treatment. Sitting in a calming sheltered garden (Annerstedt and Währborg, 2011;Cooley et al, 2020) could also enhance mindfulness practice, focusing on the smells of different flowers, the sounds of birdsong and running water, and the soothing appearance of trees or bodies of water. A garden can offer a rich canvas for reflective therapeutic process (Adevi et al, 2018;Adevi and Mårtensson 2013;Corazon et al, 2010Corazon et al, , 2012Kaiser, 1976;Sidenius et al, 2017).…”

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“…a two therapists with a participant, or a group of participants with one or two facilitators). Maintaining standard therapeutic boundaries outdoors may require therapists to engage in some additional training, and some psychoeducation around this may need to be discussed with participants (Cooley et al, 2020).…”

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“…For example, a flower may be experienced as overwhelmingly beautiful in its intricacy and vibrancy (Huxley, 1954; Watts et al, 2017). In addition, feelings of interconnectedness with the natural world are likely to be more prominent in outdoor nature-based settings (Cooley et al, 2020; Dutcher et al, 2007; Unsworth et al, 2016; Van Gordon et al, 2018).…”

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“…However, despite all the benefits of calm, beauty and a sense of interconnectedness with all life that a natural setting could potentially bring, there are major barriers to attempting to hold psychedelic sessions in nature. There may be issues with disturbances, privacy, inclement weather to name but a few (Cooley et al, 2020; Jordan and Marshall, 2010). Indoor settings offer a greater amount of control, comfort and safety than wild outdoor settings.…”

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The potential synergistic effects between psychedelic administration and nature contact for the improvement of mental health

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Health Psychology Open

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Therapeutic psychedelic administration and contact with nature have been associated with the same psychological mechanisms: decreased rumination and negative affect, enhanced psychological connectedness and mindfulness-related capacities, and heightened states of awe and transcendent experiences, all processes linked to improvements in mental health amongst clinical and healthy populations. Nature-based settings can have inherently psychologically soothing properties which may complement all stages of psychedelic therapy (mainly preparation and integration) whilst potentiating increases in nature relatedness, with associated psychological benefits. Maximising enhancement of nature relatedness through therapeutic psychedelic administration may constitute an independent and complementary pathway towards improvements in mental health that can be elicited by psychedelics.

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Section: Potential Benefits Of Natural Settings For Preparation and Imentioning

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Section: How To Maximise Nature Relatedness Using Psychedelicsmentioning

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“…In 2019, the UK’s 25 Year Environment Plan published by the government [ 79 ] set out six priorities, one of which was to “connect people with environments to increase health and well-being”, and substantial focus has been put on making use of green spaces and natural habitats to improve the health of whole populations. A wide range of nature-based interventions (NBIs) have been developed across conservation, wildlife and community organisations and charities [ 72 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 ]. These natural and social therapies have been deployed for groups under mental stress, at-risk children and young people, refugees, probationers, and dementia sufferers [ 65 ].…”

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Nature-Based Interventions and Mind–Body Interventions: Saving Public Health Costs Whilst Increasing Life Satisfaction and Happiness

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Barton

2020

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A number of countries have begun to adopt prevention pays policies and practices to reduce pressure on health and social care systems. Most affluent countries have seen substantial increases in the incidence and costs of non-communicable diseases. The interest in social models for health has led to the growth in use of social prescribing and psychological therapies. At the same time, there has been growth in application of a variety of nature-based and mind–body interventions (NBIs and MBIs) aimed at improving health and longevity. We assess four NBI/MBI programmes (woodland therapy, therapeutic horticulture, ecotherapy/green care, and tai chi) on life satisfaction/happiness and costs of use of public services. These interventions produce rises in life satisfaction/happiness of 1.00 pts to 7.29 (n = 644; p < 0.001) (for courses or participation >50 h). These increases are greater than many positive life events (e.g., marriage or a new child); few countries or cities see +1 pt increases over a decade. The net present economic benefits per person from reduced public service use are £830–£31,520 (after 1 year) and £6450–£11,980 (after 10 years). We conclude that NBIs and MBIs can play a role in helping to reduce the costs on health systems, while increasing the well-being of participants.

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The nature space. A reflexive thematic analysis of therapists' experiences of 1:1 nature‐based counselling and psychotherapy with children and young people: Exploring perspectives on the influence of nature within the therapeutic process

Lane

Reed

2022

Couns and Psychother Res

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Nature-based therapy is a developing and integrative field of practice in counselling and psychotherapy, influenced by a diverse range of therapeutic approaches (Nash, 2020), and is typically, but not always, practised in an outdoor setting. The field of practice is yet to develop clearly defined nomenclature, with a diverse range of terms currently used (Revell et al., 2014). In addition to therapist-led oneto-one counselling and psychotherapy, the field includes ecotherapy and eco-psychotherapy as well as nature-based therapeutic interventions (e.g. adventure, wilderness, horticultural, woodland and animal-assisted) often led by other professionals, in groups and of longer duration than the therapy hour (Jordan, 2015).The focus of the present study is on the subset of practice offering one-to-one nature-based counselling and psychotherapy sessions with children and young people (CYP), in a typical therapy hour, with a qualified therapist. The term "nature-based therapy" is used to refer to this specific practice, recognising that this is not an agreed, delineated term nor usually restricted to this context. "Therapists" is used to refer collectively to CYP psychotherapists and counsellors and play therapists practising this approach.There are good reasons to think that nature could be supportive of therapeutic processes. A meta-analysis by McMahan and Estes (2015) concluded that nature exposure consistently promotes decreases in negative affect and increases in positive affect (see also Lackey et al., 2019). The measurable psychological construct of nature connectedness (Richardson et al., 2019) has been linked with improved emotional regulation (Richardson & McEwan, 2018), to reduced anxiety and depression, and increased happiness and life sat-

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‘Into the Wild’: A meta-synthesis of talking therapy in natural outdoor spaces

Cited by 82 publications

References 64 publications

The potential synergistic effects between psychedelic administration and nature contact for the improvement of mental health

The potential synergistic effects between psychedelic administration and nature contact for the improvement of mental health

Nature-Based Interventions and Mind–Body Interventions: Saving Public Health Costs Whilst Increasing Life Satisfaction and Happiness

The nature space. A reflexive thematic analysis of therapists' experiences of 1:1 nature‐based counselling and psychotherapy with children and young people: Exploring perspectives on the influence of nature within the therapeutic process

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